//BeanCipher - Bean Cipher Security Layer
//Copyright (C) 2005 Raul Alfredo Bajales
//
//This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
//modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
//License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
//version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
//
//This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
//but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
//MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
//Lesser General Public License for more details.
//
//You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
//License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
//Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
package ar.com.rab.beancipher.spi;

import ar.com.rab.beancipher.spi.exceptions.TypeCipherException;


/**
 * This is the adapter known by the bean cipher to be applied on the
 * configured type for a given property.
 * Each used cipher / decipher implementations mut implement this adapter interface.
 * 
 * @author Bajales Raul
 */
public interface ITypeCipherAdapter {
    
    /**
     * Perform the cipher operation on the input object
     * 
     * @param input
     * @return Object
     * @throws TypeCipherException
     */
    public Object cipher(Object input) throws TypeCipherException;
    
    /**
     * Perform the decipher operation on the input object
     * 
     * @param input
     * @return Object
     * @throws TypeCipherException
     */
    public Object deCipher(Object input) throws TypeCipherException;
}
